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Corporate flight crew cleared to descend via the iah KIDDZ2 received several vectors off route then cleared 'direct geeeo; resume the arrival.' erroneously; they began a descent from 9;000 ft thinking 'resume' meant cleared via.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1305367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | I90.TRACON |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR KIDDZ2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 7300 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 3550 Flight Crew Type 750 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The center controller told us to descend via the KIDDZ2 arrival and fly the runway 4 transition. ATC vectored us off the arrival three times with subsequent hard altitudes and speeds to maintain. We were on an assigned heading; at 9;000 ft and 210 KIAS when the controller told us to proceed direct geeeo and resume the arrival there. We interpreted that instruction as crossing geeeo at the mandatory-charted altitude of 6;000 ft. We began our descent and around 8;500 ft ATC asked if he had given us an altitude and we said no; we repeated his instruction and determined at that instance we made an error. We weren't told to descend via. The controller cleared us to 7;000 ft and handed us off to the next sector. The rest of the flight was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Corporate flight crew cleared to descend via the IAH KIDDZ2 received several vectors off route then cleared 'Direct GEEEO; resume the arrival.' Erroneously; they began a descent from 9;000 ft thinking 'Resume' meant cleared VIA.
Narrative: The center controller told us to descend via the KIDDZ2 arrival and fly the runway 4 transition. ATC vectored us off the arrival three times with subsequent hard altitudes and speeds to maintain. We were on an assigned heading; at 9;000 ft and 210 KIAS when the controller told us to proceed direct GEEEO and resume the arrival there. We interpreted that instruction as crossing GEEEO at the mandatory-charted altitude of 6;000 ft. We began our descent and around 8;500 ft ATC asked if he had given us an altitude and we said no; we repeated his instruction and determined at that instance we made an error. We weren't told to descend VIA. The controller cleared us to 7;000 ft and handed us off to the next sector. The rest of the flight was uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.